Violin bow makers are screaming. Since 1800, virtually all violin bows have been made of pernambuco wood from north-east Brazil. “This wood – nothing else, it seems, will do.” But there is a proposed ban on the export and use of the wood. “This ban will kill the business. Not only will people be forbidden to make new pernambuco bows: it will also be illegal to tour with them.” – The Independent (UK)